Germany is facing a potential snap election in February 2025 amidst coalition collapse and logistical challenges. What are the key factors and who are the leading contenders?

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is hoping to win the country's next election, co-leader Alice Weidel said on Monday, one day after the party secured a historic second-place finish on the back of an unprecedented showing in eastern Germany.

The preliminary results of Germany’s national election on Sunday are in, with conservative parties winning the most votes and the far-right nearly doubling its seats in the national legislature. Germany’s far-right Alternative fur Deutschland party ...

Germany's upcoming election sees a surge in support for the AfD party and Elon Musk's endorsement sparking controversy and an opinion editor's resignation.

Lars Klingbeil, Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) parliamentary group and federal chairman, walks ahead of Saskia Esken, SPD Federal Chairwoman, and Mathias Miersch, SPD Secretary General, in Jakob Kaiser Haus for the exploratory talks between the ...

The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz addresses a press conference after a CDU party leadership's meeting at the party's headquarters the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus in Berlin, on February 24, 2025, one day after the German ...

The man poised to become Germany's next chancellor accused President Trump of being indifferent to Europe’s plight and blasted Washington’s interference in the general election. Friedrich Merz has begun work at trying to forge a governing coalition ...

ARNIS, Germany — In the smallest town in Germany, just one out of 228 eligible voters cast their ballot for Alternative for Germany even as the far-right, anti-immigrant party saw historic gains elsewhere in the country during Sunday’s national election.

This content is contributed or sourced from third parties but has been subject to Finextra editorial review. Friedrich Merz’s fiscally conservative Christian Democratic Party (CDU/CSU) won Germany’s national election this month, citing promises of ...

Understanding the basics for employers Between 1 March and 31 May 2026, works council elections, which are held every four years in Germany, will take place in all companies that already have a works council.